1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2
What a great reminder of what we have going on around us in our lives. If we look around us we have a great group of people who believe in the Lord Jesus, and they are the ones who can help us through so much in our lives. With their help we can do what the writer of Hebrews states here: "we can lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us." We can put everything aside with others help, and they can lift us up out of the muck and mire because with others help we can be better. However that's not all, we have a race to run too: we have a race of endurance. Being a Christian is not a sprint. No, it's more like an Ultramaration. In any kind of race you have to keep your eyes on the prize. Our prize is Jesus Christ. Jesus set aside the glory of heaven, and went to the cross for us, and is now sitting at the right hand of God!
What a wonderful thought!
AMEN!
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